Intel Core i9-12900F vs Intel Core i5-13600KF

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i9-12900F and Intel Core i5-13600KF processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Core i9-12900F

Intel Core i5-13600KF

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-12900F

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 14
4 more threads: 24 vs 20
Around 14% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt
Around 2% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 10516 vs 10282

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 14
Number of threads	24 vs 20
L1 cache	1280 KB vs 1120 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	10516 vs 10282

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-13600KF

CPU is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
Around 40% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4128 vs 4025
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 37782 vs 36291

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	27 Sep 2022 vs 4 Jan 2022
L2 cache	28 MB vs 20 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	4128 vs 4025
PassMark - CPU mark	37782 vs 36291

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i9-12900F
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-13600KF

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4025

4128

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

36291

37782

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

10516

10282

Name	Intel Core i9-12900F	Intel Core i5-13600KF
PassMark - Single thread mark	4025	4128
PassMark - CPU mark	36291	37782
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	10516	10282

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i9-12900F	Intel Core i5-13600KF
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Raptor Lake
Launch date	4 Jan 2022	27 Sep 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$540	$304
Place in performance rating	194	184
Processor Number	i9-12900F	i5-13600KF
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors	13th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	1280 KB	1120 KB
L2 cache	20 MB	28 MB
L3 cache	30 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	5.10 GHz	5.10 GHz
Number of cores	16	14
Number of threads	24	20
Front-side bus (FSB)		24 MB
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	89.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1700	FCLGA1700
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	125 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2020C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	20
PCI Express revision	5.0 and 4.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Scalability	1S Only	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)